Assistant Cardiac Physiologist

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Job summary

Our facilities are first rate, are you?

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is based across three sites in the exciting, multicultural city of Leicester, in the heart of England. We are one of the largest tertiary cardiac departments in the UK, providing a full range of standard and complex, invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests routinely performing complex interventional techniques on adult and congenital patients.

This is a particularly exciting time for Leicester's Hospitals. We have been given £450 million by the Government to provide a host of new facilities and reconfigure services between our three main sites. Flagship projects include a new Children's Hospital, a new Maternity Hospital, a new Treatment Centre, and two new Intensive Care Units. Everything we do here is designed to help us deliver truly world-class care.

Supporting the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) service you will ensure the smooth running of the home monitoring service and will download device information, interpret, analyse and review remote download device recordings for Implantable Loop recorders (ILRs) as well as assisting the catheter lab team during implantation of ILR's.

Main duties of the job

Join us as Assistant Cardiac Physiologist and you'll play a key role in making our service the very best it can be. We can offer on-going training and development opportunities and actively encourage continued professional development.

Supporting the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) service by ensuring the smooth running of the implantable loop recorder (ILR) home monitoring service.

Downloading patients' device information; interpreting, printing/uploading onto Fysicon database and filing in patient device notes.

Contacting patients and medical staff if any issues need further attention.

To provide clinical supervision to less experienced staff in own area of work, so supporting the devices service.

Provide training to less experienced staff, as directed by the Chief Cardiac Physiologist

To adhere to departmental policies and procedures, ensuring a quality service is maintained to patients, general practitioners and clinicians.

Participate in 7 day working including weekends, evenings and Bank Holidays.

To enable you to experience our working environment and to give us the opportunity to offer you a more detailed insight into the position. We would greatly encourage you to come to the department for an informal visit and discussion.

About us

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Date posted

20 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£22,549 to £24,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

358-3922357-RRC-A

Job locations

Glenfield Hospital

Groby Road

Leicester

LE3 9QP

Job description

Job responsibilities

On a personal level, we are looking for a confident manner, calmness under pressure, and excellent interpersonal skills. Youll be decisive, flexible, diplomatic, enthusiastic, and open-minded.

In return, you can look forward to excellent rewards and benefits: including up to 33 days holidays (plus bank holidays), a generous pension scheme which includes Life Assurance, the option to buy and trade holiday, an outstanding AMICA counselling service and a significant number of wellbeing initiatives such as resilience workshops to support your health and wellbeing.

Please note, applicants must be able to attend the department in person for interview. Telephone or Skype interviews will not be offered as part of this recruitment process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

On a personal level, we are looking for a confident manner, calmness under pressure, and excellent interpersonal skills. Youll be decisive, flexible, diplomatic, enthusiastic, and open-minded.

Please note, applicants must be able to attend the department in person for interview. Telephone or Skype interviews will not be offered as part of this recruitment process.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Society for Cardiological Science & Technology Certificate in Electrocardiography part 1
Higher National Diploma or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 years current experience as a Cardiographer.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

Working as part of a team as well as on an individual basis
Excellent interpersonal / communication skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

Able to analyse and interpret an ECG

Desirable

Experience analysing Holter monitoring

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

Society for Cardiological Science & Technology Certificate in Electrocardiography part 1
Higher National Diploma or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 2 years current experience as a Cardiographer.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

Working as part of a team as well as on an individual basis
Excellent interpersonal / communication skills

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

Able to analyse and interpret an ECG

Desirable

Experience analysing Holter monitoring

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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